Upper Kotmale Hydro Power Plant By Mandana Ismail Abeywickrema The government says addressing the environmental concerns when constructing the Upper Kotmale hydro power plant has resulted in the decline of the energy units generated by the plant. Power and Energy Minister Champika Ranawaka said the plant was expected to generate 575 energy units (GWs per [...]
Bruised, Battered And Alone By Ranee Mohamed Hendevitarana Sudarma Susanthi, born two days before Christmas in 1975 is a woman in tears. She lives in Galhetiyawa Road, Siyambalapitiya. It was not so long ago that this young woman was as happy as a lark, flying down every bylane in her motorcycle. She was also called [...]
The recent turmoil, country wide, associated with the attempt to impose a new mode of transportation on perishable fruits and vegetables caught many self-appointed political observers and pundits flat-footed. Here they were - just having proclaimed the Rajapaksa Hegemony for, at least, their lifetime – faced with riots on the roads of rural Sri Lanka [...]
By Gerard D. Muttukumaru When Michael Jackson passed away, I wrote an article that was published in all major Sri Lanka newspapers. It was later picked up by the global media. While he was alive, Michael could not even live in his own country, the USA, for many reasons. He had to even seek refuge [...]
Cruel and inhumane treatment by Anuradhapura Prison Guards By Nirmala Kannangara The Tamil National Alliance (TNA) has sought the Justice Minister’s intervention to get the physically handicapped LTTE prisoners now held at the Colombo Remand Prison (CRP) and Anuradhapura prison released, TNA Parliamentarian Suresh Premachandran said. At a meeting held on December 15 with [...]
By Raisa Wickrematunge – Photos by Gazala Anver Sitting near the Beira Lake is a temple full of the strange and the beautiful: the Gangaramaya. If you’re a Buddhist and live in Colombo, you’ve probably come here to pray. Nonbelievers, though, are missing out on one of the more strange yet interesting religious sites. The [...]
My object all sublime, I shall achieve in time-To let the punishment fit the crime-The punishment fit the crime -Sir William Schwenck Gilbert-The Mikado This column dedicated to the notion of making Sri Lanka the ‘Wonder of Asia’, turns its spotlight today on the prevention of the desecration of archaeological heritage sites in our land [...]
The army has been briefed on the LTTE international network including its propaganda operations, the army media unit said. The Security Forces Headquarters in Kilinochchi held a special lecture session last for the troops with the objective of enlightening officers and other ranks on the status of the LTTE’s existing international connections, LTTE web portals [...]
Last Sunday a weekly carried a picture of President Mahinda Rajapaksa’s eldest son Namal (MP) who took his oaths as a lawyer recently, posing for a picture. Among those captured in the photo were President Rajapaksa and Chief Justice (CJ) Mrs. Shirani Bandaranayake. A picture of the new attorney posing with his parents probably would [...]
Ravi Perera Since of late many of our activities, until now thought of as pretty prosaic, have become quite exalted. A supermarket retailer flogging groceries and vegetables has suddenly discovered a new aspect to his ancient business. He is in the business of discount marketing because he loves his country. Think Sri Lankan, buy Sri Lankan, [...]
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